The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture highlighted that the equipment was acquired within the framework of an application to the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), costing €200,000, and features “highly advanced technology”.

The system has several functionalities and, “above all, is a great help” in understanding the terrain, emphasised Eduardo Jesus, at the presentation of these unmanned aerial vehicles, which took place at the Paredão viewpoint, in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos.

The governor highlighted that it is possible to perform “a vertical reading of the vegetation cover,” thus allowing “knowing the height of each of the trees where the drone is being operated.”

The acquired system consists of a main drone, a set of modules that can be attached to the device, and two smaller, complementary drones.

Eduardo Jesus emphasised that this is an instrument that provides “valuable information” for the preparation of the forest inventory, enabling faster updates, and is also an asset in fire prevention.

Regarding rescue operations, with the modules that can be attached to the main drone, it's possible to project voice, meaning to communicate with the person being rescued, he highlighted.

It's also possible to "broadcast a recorded message in a situation where it's necessary to warn someone in a specific area," he noted.

The regional secretary responsible for the Environment also mentioned that drone control can be shared, meaning two professionals can operate the same device.